| Your Budget | | | | of the desk, look for channel joint construction. Also, |
| Budget may be the most limiting factor when you start | | | | read the reviews of products you are considering |
| shopping. Yet your budget can also be used to your | | | | purchasing to see what others who own the furniture |
| advantage. Savvy shoppers get the best deals. If your | | | | have to say. One last recommendation is to always |
| budget is somewhat tight then take your time to | | | | buy the best quality you can afford, the extra cost is |
| become educated about the different brands, | | | | usually offset by functionality and longevity. |
| materials, styles and accessories available with each | | | | Frequency And Type Of Use |
| line of computer desks. Also check any used office | | | | Someone who is or will be working full time from |
| furniture stores and learn what you can get for a set | | | | home will have different needs than the person that |
| price. By learning as much as you can about your | | | | merely wants a place to surf the internet, pay bills |
| options, you will be able to recognize a great deal | | | | online and check email. The person who is working full |
| when it comes along and snatch it up. | | | | time will likely need more desk top space, filing and |
| | | | storage capabilities and will require an ergonomic |
| You can see yourself sitting behind a big beautiful, | | | | environment. Features like a keyboard tray, cable |
| wood executive desk with a matching credenza, hutch | | | | management, and CPU storage can make one's life |
| and free standing file cabinet and looking good. So you | | | | less complicated and less cluttered while enhancing |
| make your purchase, next Tuesday the delivery guys | | | | comfort. For those more casual home office users, |
| show up and you realize you did not measure | | | | fewer features will be required and thus represents |
| correctly... or at all. It happens all the time. Once you | | | | the opportunity for possible savings. |
| choose the furniture you want, ideally you would | | | | Additional Office Furniture Pieces |
| physically lay out the dimensions of your home office | | | | Additional file storage, perhaps a fireproof file cabinet, |
| furniture before you buy. Simply measure off the | | | | printer table, a credenza for a second computer, a |
| dimensions of each piece you want to fit into your | | | | visitors chair, a desk lamp; all of these possible |
| space and place a piece of tape on the floor to show | | | | additions may make your home office experience |
| the outlines. Painters tape is great for this and allows | | | | much more pleasurable. Plus there is always the need |
| you to get a visual concept of how much space your | | | | for a comfortable task chair, which is even more of an |
| furniture is going to use. | | | | issue for the full timer. Considering the possibility of |
| Quality of Construction | | | | needing these accessories prior to buying and making |
| Quality is key to long term satisfaction. Though there | | | | sure to budget for them at the beginning makes good |
| are some well made home office furniture pieces | | | | sense. |
| made from manufactured wood (a.k.a. particle board) | | | | Take the time to evaluate your available space and |
| there is a lot of junk too. Along the same thought, | | | | what accessories you feel are needed. Factor in the |
| there are plenty of 100% wood products that are | | | | features your desk needs based on how often you |
| poorly assembled. So, what do you do? Look for | | | | will be using it, including its construction quality, and get |
| features such as dove-tail joints and metal ball bearing | | | | the best computer desk you can for the money you |
| glides on the drawers. For connecting the major pieces | | | | have to spend. |